Sheildmuir railway station
Shieldmuir 
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| Location | |
| Place | Wishaw |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°46′39″N 3°57′28″W / 55.7774°N 3.9578°WCoordinates: 55°46′39″N 3°57′28″W / 55.7774°N 3.9578°W |
| Grid reference | NS773554 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SDM |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 56,784 |
| 2012/13 |
 69,500 |
| 2013/14 |
81,376 |
| 2014/15 |
89,178 |
| 2015/16 |
105,166 |
| History | |
| 14 May 1990 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shieldmuir from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Shieldmuir railway station is a railway station in the Craigneuk suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lies on the West Coast Main Line, although it is not served by mainline services - local commuter services from the station are provided via the Argyle Line by Abellio ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. The station is close to Wishaw railway station. The bulk of commuters are from the nearby suburbs of Craigneuk and Muirhouse, which it spans the border between. The bridge used to cross the railway also connects the two towns. Although Shieldmuir can be used to reach Wishaw General Hospital by train, it and Wishaw station are both a considerable distance away for any visitors there.
The station is served by half-hourly service (more during weekday peak hours, hourly on Sundays) between Lanark and Glasgow Central via Motherwell, Bellshill and Cambuslang. Prior to the December 2014 timetable change, trains ran via Central Low Level to stations on the North Clyde Line but no longer do so - passengers now need to change at Cambuslang or Central to reach these destinations.
Shieldmuir is also the northern terminus for the Royal Mail's railway-based distribution system - a large mail depot lies next to the station, from which the Royal Mail operates its fleet of Class 325 mail trains to and from London and Warrington via the WCML.
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